GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |